Thyborøn | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Sneglehuset (Snail shell house) in Thyborøn, Western Jutland | |
  Thyborøn Location in Denmark  Thyborøn Thyborøn (Denmark Central Denmark Region) | |
| Coordinates: 56°41′51″N 8°12′39″E / 56.69750°N 8.21083°E | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Region Midtjylland |
| Municipality | Lemvig Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 1.81 km2 (0.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| • Urban | 1,898 |
| • Urban density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | DK-7680 Thyborøn |
Thyborøn is a fishing village in Jutland, Denmark with a population of 1,898 (1 January 2023),[1] primarily famous for being the site of numerous shipwrecks, such as that of the Imperial Russian naval vessel Alexander Nevsky.
It is located in Region Midtjylland in Lemvig Municipality.
Thyborøn is the western terminus of the Limfjord canal that cuts across the Jutland peninsula. It is served by Thyborøn railway station which opened in 1899. It is the northern terminus of the Lemvig railway line which connects Thyborøn with Lemvig, Vemb and the rest of the Danish rail network.
It is the location of the Sea War Museum Jutland.
Notable people
- Johnny Madsen (born 1951 in Thyborøn) a Danish musician, songwriter and painter
- Henning Toft Bro (born 1956 in Thyborøn) a Danish prelate, the Bishop of Aalborg
- Louise Gade (born 1972 in Thyborøn) a Danish cand.jur., president of Aarhus VIA University College and former Mayor of Aarhus, Denmark
References
- 1 2 BY3: Population 1. January by rural and urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
External links
- Weather forecast Thyborøn, Denmark weather-atlas.com
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